Pancakes count, right? I made Good Old Fashioned Pancakes (and I’m sad I’ve lost allrecipes.com, but auto-play video is unacceptable). I substituted egg nog for milk. The reason the post makes the Learning 2 Bake title is: Much as with cookies, viscosity is a key property of pancake batter! Although in reverse: One wants veryContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch”
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Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch
Bread My bread collapsed, today. I think it was from having it on the stovetop while the oven preheated. I’ve had many successes with this recipe. I shorted the flour a bit for a moister dough, but it was still workable and it rose just fine before preheating the oven. We’ll see… Update: I’m changingContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch”
Idea: Turned Pie Crust
Thinking about those turned biscuits, it occurred to me that pie crust could be turned to make it flakier. Not enough to create “pastry”, but maybe twice. I’d bet rolling out on the deck (on a table, not the deck, itself) in the winter would solve the “butter melts” problem, too. Now, I just needContinue reading “Idea: Turned Pie Crust”
Kamikoto Knives
Merry Christmas to me! The first thing I’ve ever purchased from a web-site ad. There was a bit of a problem with delivery, but Kamikoto customer support dealt with it excellently (UPS also did an outstanding job: They called me when they couldn’t find the address. “623” got transposed somewhere along the line – possiblyContinue reading “Kamikoto Knives”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XX
What can we learn from that picture? Let’s start with the recipe: (aside: I used to like allrecipes.com; but, now, with an auto-play video on every recipe, not so much. And reformatted to take out all the ridiculous step numbers.) Chef John’s Buttermilk Biscuits 2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon bakingContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XX”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XIX
Another cookie exchange on Friday, so more cookies. At The Laird’s request, pecan. That’s a bit vague, but this Betty Crocker recipe looked good: Butter Pecan Pudding Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup butter, softened1 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1 box (3.4 oz) Jell-O™ French vanilla-flavorContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XIX”
Mayonnaise
I wanted a break at lunch, I don’t like roast beef sandwiches with butter, and I had no mayonnaise. Make some! It’s very simple with two “tricks”: Room temperature eggs and very slow drizzle to add the oil. Mayonnaise 2 egg yolks – room temperature is important1 Tbl vinegar (I combine white, red, and lemonContinue reading “Mayonnaise”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVIII
There is good news, just news, bad news, and meta news on the baking front. Meta News The Kitchen Aid from G*d died. I hadn’t planned on immediately replacing it, even though I needed to bake some cookies for a bring-some/share-some thing; one batch of cookies by hand is hardly onerous. And there it was,Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVIII”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVII
It’s been so long, I had to look up the number. It is gloomy and chilly today. What better time to bake cookies! The Laird has been buying Artisan Kettle dairy free chocolate chunks for our kibble. Is anyone surprised that there is a chocolate chunk cookie recipe on the back? Artisan Kettle Extra DarkContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVII”
Smoked Meatloaf
I normally think that I have attention focus disorder, but I’ve begun to wonder… I have PiHole installed, so I removed Ad Blocker Plus. This resulted in ads showing up again, which I particularly noticed while finding a smoked meatloaf recipe. I ended up going with one from Smoked Meat Sundays, which is littered withContinue reading “Smoked Meatloaf”
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